The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-18
INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
A Quarrel Over a Game of Cards Results
in a Man Being Fatally Beaten.
A Delaware County Woman Fatally Shoots
Herself-A Pension Aggregating $11.10O-
An Arrest That May Prove Important.
INDIANA.

A Quarrel Over q Game OF Cards Ends in
What Will Result in Murder.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PERU, Feb. 17.-Last night, while engaged in
game of cards in Thomas Mason's saloon, at
Bunker Hill. this county, Joseph Austin accused
William Blue of playing an unfair game.
Words and scuffle followed, during which
Blue. being the stronger man of the two threw
Austin to the floor, and released him on his
agreeing to behave himself. Blue continued in
the game and nothing more was thought Of the
matter Austin went out and returning about
o'clock, stepped up behind Blue and dealt him
three terrible blows on the top Of the head with
a heavy iron poker, inficting two fearful gashes,
and which may result fatally. Austin, after
committing the deed, left and boarded q north
bound passenger train on the Wabash, due at that
time kilograms were sent to the police in this
city. and he was arrested upon his arrival here
and taken back to Bunker Hill
An Arrest That May Prove Important
CAMBRIDGE CITY Feb 1.-THE arrest of the
horse.thief at Greenville, O.. as mentioned in
to-day's Journal. is no doubt that Of dangerous
swindler whose field of operations is confined
to not limited section as word has been received
from French, Field & Co., of St Louis, No., re-
questing that he be held. as they think he is
identical with a man who has swndled num-
Der OF persons throughout the country by repre-
senting himself as an agent Of the above
firm. On Tuesday morning he applied
at the livery stable of Charles Lackey
for horse and buggy, giving his name AS Will
lam Harter. agent for French, Field & Co.,
would return in the evening. He did not re-
turn at night but it was not until Lackey re-
ceived letter from him dated "Dalton, Ind,
Feb. IA" the day before he got the horse and
buggy, and one from him at Richmond, signed
&c. Mayer" that he became suspicious of the
fellow. He Immediately telegraphed to sur
rounding towns. with the result Of his arrest at
Greenville, where he had ATTEMPTED to sell the
horse and buggy for 800 Their value is $500
He consented to return to this State without a
requisition. and was lodged in the county Jail
this afternoon.
Largest Pension Ever Awarded In Indiana.
Special to tho Indianapolis Journal
NoBLEsvILLE, Feb l7-Earl s. Stone, q son
Of Judge Stone. deceased, was a private in the
Seventy fifth Regiment Indiana Volunteers, snd
was wounded at Chickamauga by the explosion of
shell so near his head that the conclusion rem
dered him insane, and he has for long time
been an inmate Of an asylum at Washington, D.
G. On account of the impaired condition of
young Stones mind. Judge William Carver was
appointed his guardian. and in 1880 filed an
application for pension. and has diligently
prosecuted the same to final result. A pension
of $40 per month. dating back more than twenty
four years, has Just been allowed the aggregate
amount Of which is $l1, l0O being the largest
aggregate amount Of pension ever drawn by an
Indiana soldier. The persistence with which
Judge Carver has pressed this claim is com.
mendable, and he deserves much credit. Young
Stone was utterly destitute. and the condition
of his mind has been such that he could be of nc
assistance III procuring testimony as to the man
| ner Of mourning the injury.